Training and Licencing

All trades members of the Ontario Ground Water Association are fully licenced and insured under the Ministry of Environment (MOE) Regulation 903. It is illegal to work on and seek remuneration for working on water wells or pumping systems for water wells in the Province of Ontario without a Well Contractor’s Licence for the company and Well Technicians Licence for the individual.

MOE Licencing and Forms

For information on water well industry forms necessary to obtain licencing for Well Contractors, Well Technicians, and for identification for Assistant Well Technicians in the province of Ontario. All licencing is administered by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) under Regulation 903 of the Ontario Water Resources Act (OWRA).

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Wells that have fallen into severe disrepair, or which have serious structural flaws, need to be properly upgraded by a Ministry of Environment licenced well contractor.